Character sketch of Jimmy valentine in
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All of Walpole's statements are true for Jimmy Valentine. When he was pardoned by the governor of his state, Jimmy certainly had not been rehabilitated. For, he lies to the warden about the crime he committed; moreover, when he is released he immediately returns to his former life. It is not until he travels to Elmore, Arkansas, after having robbed a few banks, that Jimmy experiences "the divine accident" of which Walpole writes. Like Romeo, Jimmy is star-struck by the daughter of the local banker, Annabel Adams. So smitten is he that he inquires about her as soon as she has passed him.
Yet, still planning his "bank job," Jimmy Valentine uses the pretence of going into the shoe business as his reason for staying in Elmore. Once in his room, however,
Mr. Ralph Spencer, the phoenix that arose from Jimmy Valentine's ashes,--ashes left by a sudden and alternative attack of love--remained in Elmore and prospered. He opened a shoe store and secured a good run of trade.Love has conquered the villainous side of the man who has fallen in love: Jimmy Valentine, the safe cracker, is no more. Thus, Jimmy, now a truly rehabilitated man can live a decent, fulfilled life. However, as fate would have it, the investigator,Ben Price, is on the trail of Dandy Jim Valentine. This trail leads him to Elmore, Arkansas, where he surreptiously observes Mr. Spenser, who is being shown the new vault by his future father-in-law.